World English Overview

Author: Yan Zhiqiang
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: The first chapter of this book is background-oriented, summarizing the origin and development of the English language. This book is written about the differences of English around the world, and this arrangement implies to readers that the root of these differences lies in British English itself. As long as the conditions are suitable, these differences will inevitably occur and develop. Scottish English and Cockney English are evidence of these differences on the British Isles. Many people wonder if the mass media can eliminate the differences in English. This book provides an opposite proof. The focus of the second chapter is American English, with a particular emphasis on the section on the American independence movement. The third chapter can be said to be the origin of every subsequent chapter. The fourth chapter is composed of Caribbean English and South African English. The fifth chapter, "Second Language English," includes India, Singapore, Nigeria, and Papua New Guinea.